Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
(1927-2013)

German-born British-American author (1927-2013) – Ruth Prawer Jhabvala was born in Cologne (Most populous city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany) on May 7th, 1927 and died in Manhattan (Borough of New York City, New York, United States) on April 3rd, 2013 at the age of 85. Today Ruth Prawer Jhabvala would be 96 years old.

Age

how old was Ruth Prawer Jhabvala when he died?

Ruth Prawer Jhabvala died in 2013 at the age of 85.

Biographical data

Birthday	May 7th, 1927 (Saturday)
Place of Birth	Cologne Most populous city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Death Date	April 3rd, 2013 (Wednesday)
Death place	Manhattan Borough of New York City, New York, United States
Birth sign (Zodiac)	Taurus (The Bull) ♉
Chinese Zodiac	Rabbit 兔

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Ruth Prawer Jhabvala

Birthday

When was Ruth Prawer Jhabvala born?

Ruth Prawer Jhabvala was born on May 7th, 1927.

Death

When did Ruth Prawer Jhabvala die?

Ruth Prawer Jhabvala died on April 3rd, 2013 at the age of 85 in Manhattan (Borough of New York City, New York, United States). Today Ruth Prawer Jhabvala would be 96 years old.